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On the north side of Ball Street bridge, opposite Lancaster Street, you are surrounded by street art. ///shift.popped.ending
King of the Don, three artwork panels on Ball Street by Kieran Flynn.
Grow Wild is a colourful artwork by 15 year-old, Kelham Island resident, Thea Bristow. If you cross the bridge on Ball Street towards Neepsend it is on the far side of the river to the right next to Kelham Weir. This Is Kelham has an interview with Thea on their website if you are interested to learn more about her and her creation for Grow Wild.
Ball Street Exchange Boxes - Part of the Kelham Island Arts & Cultural Heritage Trail, these three exchange boxes on Ball Street have been painted by members of the Kelham Island Arts Collective to celebrate the industrial past of the area. John Wilkinson’s cabinet features Lizzie the elephant who once trod the streets of Sheffield moving steel about. Lizzie was the inspiration for the Herd of Sheffield which took part in the summer of 2016. John has also painted a box on Gibraltar Street. Simon Wigglesworth-Baker’s box is a more abstract representation of Kelham Island with sun rays beam across the River Don. Simon also created nearby Tools of the Trade, another sunrise of cascading Sheffield tools. James Croft’s piece shows a flooded River Don with trees submerged by flood water and factories isolated. The river has burst its banks many times, the most recent major flood was in 2007. Check out the flood water levels on the side of the Fat Cat pub just around the corner to get an idea of how high the water rose.
